aerodynamic drag: Has anybody looked at this?
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I have done 2 trips in the last 3 months from NC to NY. We have a Toyota Sienna minivan. On the first trip, which was without the carrier, I got around 26-28 mpg. On the next trip, with the carrier, we averaged around 22 mpg. There is obviously some drop off in the mileage, but when I looked at the cost of the carrier, it more than made up for the mpg. It is a great carrier, can hold a lot more than it looks.
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I think any breeze would effect the flight too much. It is very light weight.
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It might be defective but it is tricky to fly. Make sure you adjust the trim while slowly throttling up.
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I have yet to get a successful flight out of mine, and I've flown my night vapor and larger scale Sensei and home built foamies pretty well. Part of it may be this one being more sensitive to the wind. But I haven't damaged it... Yet.
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mema666, i think the issue would be how hard you thing is sucking. i have not seen my do this. maybe test the pressure that is being sucked up?
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I do not see any way that would work. Plus I do not find that small amounts of air flow is measurable with this unit. Not positive of that, but my experience has been small amount do not move the wheel. Hope this helps.
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I am interested in this question too. So please share the answer if you have found it. Thanks!
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Rubber tip. No drag. I found it to be similar to using my finger, except it's a bit more accurate.Hope this helps.
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We have not noticed a dip. The height of the stinger does create a little whistle at cruising speed.
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I get horribly wavy lines when I draw a straight line at slow to medium speed. I also get them drawing a perfect circle with a circle template. I am RMAing mine as we speak for that reason.
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do you have a drawing of what the location of roolers and where they move too. I like what I've seen and read BUT no drawing of travel or location of rollers or air bags?
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Hard to get that information i guess the cfm should be a big number because i have never used it above speed 1. Huge amount of air... Very impressive.
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I never bothered to check, sorry. Will need to study it further. Thanks for asking.
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No, it is very smooth and aerodynamic. Just make sure you follow directions and install it correctly.
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the dust chute tends to clog up with me. As I considered how it was attached the chute directed the flow of the dust the opposite direction that the dust came out of the planer. It may be a design issue.
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No, but I suppose it is possible given enough speed during the approach. Slow steady movement up the ramp allows the vehicle to feel the flat top surface and the stopping point. Hope this helps.
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Hi Ken, I have not been using the product long enough to make an evaluation yet. Sorry. Dave